[ the slightly more serious side of leo is a little jarring. not in a bad way, but he looks down at their hands, some of the red fading off of his cheeks to a softer, more flushed pink. he's always honest (sometimes painfully so) and nazuna's sure he's not lying or anything but--

kind, reliable. gentle. reliable sticks out, and it ends up tugging the corner of his mouth up into a little bit of a smile. he's clearly still embarrassed, but there's fondness in his tone when he speaks up, stutter free. ] You're not any harder to handle than Mitsuruchin.

[ ............................. that was kind of mean. oops. ] I mean--you're not like that, I-- [ he can feel the heat of embarrassment starting to overtake him again, and nazuna shakes his head a couple of times, like he's trying to sort his thoughts. ]

...I had a really good time. Going wild with you. It was...nice. [ he's smiling a little more now, recalling their little adventure. ]